Latest News From Christ the Saviour..
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Read theDecember e-newsletter here.
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From Friday 4th January the 10.45am Mass will move in line with our other weekday Mass times. It will now be at 12.30pm.
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For many years Christ the Saviour has hosted a 'Card Aid' shop in Church. This provides a splendid range of Christmas Cards, and around 40% of the cost of the cards goes to charity - ratehr more than in highstreet shops! So come and buy your Christmas cards and pop into Church too!
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Read the parishes September e-letter here.
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Read the parishes August e-letter here
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Congatulations to Fr Andrew Davis, who has been appointed a Prebend of St Pauls. Fr Andrew was installed inthe stall of Caddington Major at evensong on Sunday 5th February by the Bishop of London.
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The new heating system has now been functioning, much to the releif of all for some time. It is very efficient and heats the building well (although we are still awaiting the first gas bill!) This does not mean that the appeal is over! Although the bill has been paid we need to raise enough money to pay our savings back. Please consider supporting us!
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It is with great sadness that we have to announce the death of Mrs Celia Lyford. Celia was for many years a faithful servant and communicant of both Christ the Saviour, and before that, St Saviours. Her funeral rites will takes place on Tuesday 31st of October with a requiem Mass and absolutions at 11.30am. Her body will rest in Church on the Monday night in accordance with her wishes. Rest eternal grant her O Lord, and let light perpetual shine upon her.
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The heating work continues apace. The underfloor grills are now filled with shining new copper pipework and finned heating elements. The boilers and pumps have been installed and the sacristy radiators and pipework is now being installed. It is hoped that the gas connection will be installed at the begining of November meaning that the system will be able to be fired up soon after! This is not to say that the fundraising is over - theres still a way to go. Clich here for further details
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On Sunday 10th October our new Director of Music, Mrs Ursula Brett took up her position. Ursula is highly qualified in her field and has spent many years as an organist and director of music. We are lookiong foward to her contribution to our paish worship and life in the years to come.
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The Chancel Organ project, spearheaded by our former director of music, Jonathan Pix, is moving ahead. All the required parts have now been obtained, and the soldering and wiring now remain. When completed this instrument will greatly inhance our worship at Christ the Saviour.
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The work has begun! The St George's Chapel is now boarded up as the workshop and the Church is full of dust! Campus Construction started onsight a week ago, and thus far, the boilers and the associated pipe work has been installed. The victoian grates have been cleared of the original cast iron pipe work, 150 years of dust sweepings down them, and a disturbing ammount of decayed Rats ( probably dating back to the 1870's!) Work within to install radiators and the grills below floor level is still yet to begin. Watch this space for more updates!
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The heating appeal has been launched! Christ the Saviour is aiming to intsall a new and efficient heating system to replace the tubular electric system installed in the 1950's. The cost of this will be in the region of £110,000, There has already been a splendid start to the fundraising (some £30,000 having been raised) but there is still a long way to go! Can you help? Please look at the brochure here. To save it right click on the link and select 'save target as'. This is a very large file. Please print out and complete the standing order form!
Completed standing order forms should be sent to: The Heating Appeal, The Clergy House, The Grove, London, W5 5DX. Cheques should be made payable to 'Christ the Saviour PCC'. Any help that can given will be much appreciated.
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The Parish May devotion took place on Sunday May 7th at 6.30pm. Evensong was sung, followed by sermon, outdoor procession of Our Lady, and Benediction. The Walsingham Cell provided refreshments afterwards.
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The Walsingham Children's Pilgrimage took place in March. 19 children and 9 adults went. Needless to say all had a good time! Thanks are due, as always. to parents who are prepared to give up a weekend, look after children, and worse of all, deal with Fr Robin. Next year will be upon us soon!
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Fr Andrew Davis (vicar) celebrated a significant birthday on Tuesday 14th March! A party was held in the parish hall where many parishoners came to wish Fr Andrew a very happy birthday. Fr Andrew asked that instead of birthday presents people should help give towards funding towards two hundred chickens and a medical centre in the developing world.
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The new parish magazine is availlable. You can read it online here. To save it right click on the link and select 'save target as'. It is a large file so please be patient!
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Confirmation. In November 2005 the Bishop of Fulham came to Christ the Saviour to confirm twelve adults and twelve young people. It was a splendid occasion celebrating the churches faith. Congratulations to all who were confirmed, both young and old.
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The website was down for a couple of days at the end of August! Sorry for the tecnical hitch! Moral of the story - when the yearly reminder comes in - pay it!
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A group of young people and leaders went to the Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham in August. The weather, if not brilliant was a lot better than the year before (no flooded tents!) The annual Christ the Saviour coach to the pilgrimage for healing and reconciliation also took place on August bankholiday. A good time was had by all, except for the heavy traffic!
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Fr Robin's Ordination and first Mass took place in late June. Both occasions were wonderful celebrations. A huge ammount of work went into the events by a whole series of people. Photographs of the ordination can be found here.
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The Church was broken into at the end of May. Thankfully only slight damage was done. Several other churches have been broken into in Ealing in similar fashion and the Police are confident of a result. Sadly we have serveral broken windows which will be repaired in due course
